Review
Compact, colorful and discerning --Los Angeles Magazine
From the Back Cover
"I'm a mom, and I play one on TV, which makes me a real authority. So if you know what's good for you, you'll buy this very, very good book. Because I say so! And you are not getting another copy of Hometown Pasadena if you leave this one lying around on the floor, buster! I mean it!"
-- Jane Kaczmarek, the Pasadena resident also known as Lois on TV's Malcolm in the Middle
-- Jane Kaczmarek, the Pasadena resident also known as Lois on TV's Malcolm in the Middle
A Smart, Witty Insider's Guide to Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
People: The characters, visionaries, cranks, entrepreneurs and geniuses who helped Pasadena grow-- and those who make it vibrant today.
Places: The architecture, gardens, hotels, campuses, museums, movie locations, and hikes, from Pasadena to Montrose, Sierra Madre to San Marino.
Fun: Theaters, kids' activities, bars, galleries, bookstores, parks, festivals, lecture halls, golf courses, cemetaries . . . oh, and there's this parade.
Food: It's all here: Shanghai dumplings to New York steaks, apple martinis to flights of Shiraz, locally roasted coffee to locally made ice cream.
